The chemical suppliers denied responsibility
All five chemical suppliers denied these were accountable for the alleged contamination and contended that they are not obligated to cover future cleanup. Lawyers for DuPont and Chemours stated the directive was “untenable” and “unsupported by factual findings.” Inside a letter acquired by NJ Spotlight with an Open Records Act request this month, Solvay denied it had been liable under New Jersey's Spill Act for PFAS contamination near its plant in West Deptford, Gloucester County, and stated DEP had been “unreasonable” if you attempt to shift the price of statewide cleanup to Solvay and yet another company. Solvay, which under your own accord ended its utilization of PFNA this year, stated it absolutely was investigating and remediating PFAS chemicals to begin since 2013, coupled with already spent $25 million around the measures. 3M, in another letter acquired in the OPRA request, stated DEP didn't possess the statutory authority for many of their demands and denied it had b...
